Cornell Seed-Stage Startups
A directory of 232 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in seed-stage companies, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
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F2 AISeedDon Muir ’15AI platform for private market
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InceptionSeedStefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, ProfessorFast Diffusion LLMs
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ElectricFishSeedVince Wong, MBA ’17Distributed energy charging station
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Francis Pedraza ’11AI training and scaling
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PloySeedWill Gao ’22Website for business growth
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Vali HealthSeedSerena Dang ’15AI assistant for home care
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Keep CompanySeedAdrienne Belyea Prentice ’04Platform for work connections
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Maximilian Constant ’11AI for more efficient logistics yards
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beans.aiSeedNitin Gupta, PhD ’11Location intelligence platform
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MidshipSeedKieran Taylor, MEng ’20Extract documents into spreadsheets
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DiscloSeedKai Keane ’14Revolutionizing workplace accommodations for employees and candidates
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CaddiSeedAlejandro Castellano, MEng ’23Automate repetitive tasks
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JARS AISeedChris Kruger ’14, MEng ’19Interactive shows by generative AI
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AheadComputingSeedDebbie Marr, MS ’92Faster computer processor
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SymbaSeedNikita Gupta ’17Software platform for new hires
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MuraSeedJames Mackey ’17, Claire DeRoberts ’11Billing and dispatch software for field services
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NimbleSeedLauren Dachille ’11Help K-12 schools hire teachers
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Adaption LabsSeedSudip Roy, PhD ’14AI that adapts to real world
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OumiSeedMatthew Persons ’16Open source AI platform
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LEASeedMax Klein ’08Automation for wealth management workflows
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Vince Hartman ’08, MS ’22, Ritika Poddar, MS ’22Medical clinical notes AI assistant
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At One VenturesSeedTom Chi ’99Early stage deep tech
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Stwart Pena Feliz ’17Zero-carbon plastic upcycling
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CrustdataSeedChris Pisarski ’11Realtime company data
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Radicle ScienceSeedJeffrey Chen ’10Prove effects of health and wellness products beyond placebo
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BalanceSeedBatu Inal, MEng ’16Cash interest for companies
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ZenginesSeedCarl Drisko ’81Software data conversion
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BioFluffSeedMartin Stuebler, MS ’18Plant-based fur
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OvelleSeedTravis Potter ’05Fertility egg production
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JUICERSeedAshwin Kamlani, MMH ’03Revenue management for restaurants
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Roger HealthcareSeedYusef Iskandar, MEng ’23, Keyur K Shah, MEng ’23, Yunus Ansari, MEng ’23Home healthcare with AI
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QuillBotSeedAndrew Grauer ’10AI for better writing
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Short StorySeedSamuel Hoffstaetter ’09Apparel for petite women
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Vibranium LabsSeedSang Lee, MS ’18Incident alert and analysis
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DataCeboSeedSaman Amarasinghe ’88Synthtic data for AI training
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MirrorTabSeedBrian Silverstein ’01Cybersecurity for web apps
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MakoraSeedMohamed Abdelfattah, ProfessorAI model deployment
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Liberate BioSeedMichael Mitchell, PhD ’14AI for genetic medicine
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ExtuitiveSeedChong Guo ’13Shopify store ads
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FortastraSeedMichael Smayda ’08Intelligent spacecraft
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Jonathon Grayson, MBA ’05Helping consumers navigate the uncertainty of life with smarter insurance
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LaurenceSeedMatthew Chen ’24Amazon ad management
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Virchow MedicalSeedAlexander Arrow ’92Precision oncology for solid tumors
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Real Sports AppSeedLouis Antonelli ’14Social sports data
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Frontera HealthSeedAmol Deshpande, MBA ’05AI for health equity
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General LegalSeedJaved Qadrud-Din ’07Commercial contract AI law firm
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BlueskySeedMingsheng Hong, PhD ’08Data cloud efficiency
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BoneSeedDK Lee ’16Robot intelligence
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Avallon LabsSeedCornelius Schramm, MEng ’25 Dropout, Bryan Guin, MEng ’25 Dropout, Jet Semrick, MEng ’25 DropoutAI for insurance claims operations
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Advait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23Supply chain sustainability tracking
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Salt LabsSeedKonstantin Getmanchuk ’06Employee rewards platform
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GAIBSeedJun Liu, PhD ’14AI and robotics on blockchain
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CysicSeedXiong Leo Fan, PhD ’19Zero knowledge proof layer
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ExqzSeedJi Eun Cherlyn Lee ’20, Seokho Daniel Yoon ’17Discover curated hidden gems around the world
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KonstructIQSeedIrv Henderson, MBA ’98Software for construction projects
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Fiber AISeedAdi Agashe ’17Marketing automations platform
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SkyrampSeedNithin Michael, PhD ’13AI-driven software testing
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Kiwi BiosciencesSeedDavid Hachuel, MS ’19Food for patients with IBS
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Tomato.aiSeedOfer Ronen, MBA ’06Change accents in real-time using AI
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NarrableSeedMayur Pandya ’10AI platform for home health
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OptiCoreSeedMengjie Yu, PhD ’18Photonics to accelerate AI compute
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Nionyx BioSeedLeszek Lisowski, PhD ’08Gene therapy for kidney disease
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CabinetSeedJulia Hawkins Leibowitz, MBA ’18, Evan Kesten, MS ’18Calendar software for executive assistants
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Addis EnergySeedMichael Alexander ’14Ammonia production pathway
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Uplift AISeedHammad Malik, MS ’14Voice AI for underserved languages
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WilyaSeedRahil Siddiqui, MILR ’09Help factories create and manage a flexible workforce
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CinoSeedLina Saleh, MA ’15Virtual card that splits group payments automatically
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ClearySeedRyan O’Donnell ’08Employee experience platform for hybrid teams
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PierSeedJessica Zhang ’17Launch and automate credit products
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ConceiveSeedLauren Berson Sugarman ’04Always-on fertility care navigation
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Siloam VisionSeedPaul Chan, MS ’08Reduce preventable blindness
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Elm AISeedAdvait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23Supply chain sustainability tracking
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AltitudeSeedPrabhjot Singh, MD ’11AI for healthcare clinician execution
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bythenSeedWilliam Nagata, Exchange MBA ’19Digital avatars for creators
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Econic PartnersSeedLona Fowdur, PhD ’09Economic consulting firm
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Cayuga BiotechSeedDamien Kudela ’08Therapy for hemorrhage bleeding
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Modern SynthesisSeedJen Keane ’11Biology platform for new materials
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OperandSeedAkhil Iyengar ’25AI consultant for consumer brands
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CueZenSeedAloysius Lim ’06, MEng ’07AI for health behavior platform
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Sanchi Poovaya, MEng ’09Monitor health and well-being
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PanopticSeedGuillaume Lambert, ProfessorPerpetual, oracle-free defi options protocol
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Alexander Tschopp ’11On-demand knitwear manufacturing
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Logic AISeedSteve Krenzel, MEng ’10Agents for engineering teams
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Predict HealthSeedShub Debgupta, PhD ’99Putting seniors at the center of their healthcare experience
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Terminal 3SeedJoey Liu ’12Digital identity and data
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BotBuiltSeedBarrett Ames ’12Robots, AI, and computer vision to build houses
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KonaSeedJohn Bell ’18Real-time coaching for managers on Slack and Zoom
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AldoaSeedJake Wright ’15Environment project management software
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BoramSeedBoram Nam ’04Postnatal care retreat
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Paket MutfakSeedEytan Nahmiyas, MS ’20Food brands through all food delivery platforms in Turkey
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Dune SecuritySeedDavid DellaPelle ’16Employee risk management
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BluePillSeedAnkit Dhawan, MBA ’16AI consumers for marketing research
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ArynSeedBenjamin Sowell, PhD ’12Answer questions from all of your data
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FinvestSeedArnav Sahu ’15AI wealth manager
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AidoraSeedAnant Agarwal, MEng ’17HR leave management software
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The CovenSeedErinn Farrell ’02Network connecting changemakers
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Harper WildeSeedJenna Kerner Barnes ’11Online bra shopping
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YobiSeedAhmed Reza ’04Communications for sales, marketing, customer service
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True-TicketsSeedMatt Zarracina, MBA ’10, MEng ’10Digital ticketing for live events
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AvinaSeedMike Wang, MEng ’16, Vivek Sudarsan, MEng ’16, Ron Fisher, MBA ’16Signals for B2B sales teams prioritization
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Sam Lee, MEng ’21, John DeFelice, LLM ’20Industrial safety and compliance software
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SpheryxSeedLaura Philips, MBA ’97Particle analysis of suspended solutions
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ZioSecSeedAaron Walls, MBA ’14AI cybersecurity testing
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Nikita Ermoshkin ’18, Brendan Quinn ’17Airplanes that anyone can fly
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OmegaSeedEric Ryklin ’19Yield on web3 assets
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Humanaut HealthSeedTony Cheng ’93Holistic health and integrative medicine
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ZendataSeedNarayana Pappu ’07Security and compliance for AI systems
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ZestSeedJeremy Feinstein ’14Building the future of corporate gifting
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Leash BioSeedAndrew Blevins ’10Unleashing machine learning to solve medicinal chemistry.
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KatalysSeedAsh Kalb ’00Commerce media platform for performance marketing technology
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CollimatorSeedReda Dehy ’04Modeling and simulation software built for the cloud
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LocaSeedJoseph Edgar, MBA ’14Small businesses rewards for customers
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TroopSeedFelix Tabary ’14, Zen Yui ’14New age asset stewardship technology
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Haplotype LabsSeedMike Polcari ’02Preventative care with AI and genetics
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Jacob Grose, PhD ’07Chemical processes for fuel
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PilotbirdSeedEvgeny Aleksandrov ’08Lifestyle data analytics for insurance
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H3TechSeedMichael Gilbert ’03Software consulting for healthcare services
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Auguria, Inc.SeedKeith Palumbo, JD ’03Cybersecurity knowledge layer platform
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LexiSeedScott Cahill ’87Building energy management
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Terra OleoSeedShen Ming Lee ’20Biotech for new fats and oils
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TerialSeedAaron Weinstein ’16Software for roofing contractors
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Meadow AISeedMax Jai Sim ’10Software for retail operations
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Great ManySeedMichael Pollak, MMH ’08Hair growth restoration
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Gateway.fmSeedPradeep Singh, MS ’07Web3 infrastructure
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Jerry Li, MEng ’96Web3 fixed-income protocol with a customized ZK-rollup solution
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Luxe SoftwareSeedAmiraj Dhawan, MEng ’16Software for jewelry retailers
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Ahoy InsuranceSeedAmit Nisenbaum, MBA ’03Insurance for Boaters by Boaters
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Luminate HealthSeedShally Madan ’01, Jessica Hsu ’02, Siddharth Sinha ’01Healthcare lab reports for patients
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Mobile X GlobalSeedDan Cohrs, PhD ’82Customizable mobile carrier
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BevylSeedNina Liu ’14AI video editing
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AmbytechSeedAbhijit Bose ’94AI for manufacturing processes
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RexeraSeedAnton Tonev, MEng ’12Making real estate transactions faster, smarter, and more efficient
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ResponseSeedKeivan Shahida ’21, Kais Baillargeon ’21Procurement process spend control
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Ethos NetworkSeedBenjamin Walther ’06Web3 credibility and reputation
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HomeRoomSeedMichael Tich ’13, MEng ’18Healthy investments and happy homes
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RooklySeedAmir Moazami ’22School chess clubs
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StayflexiSeedPreetam Shetty, MS ’14Hotel and vacation rental operations
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BaniqlSeedWilly Halim, MS ’17Extract nickel and cobalt MVP for battery applications
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SuperunitSeedPeter Marler ’08Financial calculations for business inventory
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HokenSeedAbhijit Pal ’07Hotel marketplace: book & sell the best hotel rooms at the busiest times.
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DuetSeedJing Zhu, PhD ’01Mobility as a service for the masses
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Upswing HealthSeedJay Kimmel ’81A new way to conveniently deliver orthopedic care
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Rome ProtocolSeedSattvik Kansal ’16Solana in ethereum
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Liberty LabsSeedJae Moon Chung ’22Acquirer of Korea manufacturing
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Fig MedicalSeedFlorence Luna, MBA ’23, Abhinav Girish, MEng ’23AI prior authorization support for healthcare providers
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MustardSeedRocky Collis ’06Baseball coaching computer vision
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Anthony J. DiValerio III ’12College admissions AI
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UrvinSeedAlexander Cohen ’01Shareholder relationship management platform that helps companies discover & connect with their shareholders.
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SwantideSeedTaylor Lint ’15Salesforce admin software
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Shreyansh Jain, MEng ’16Convert industrial waste to biochemicals
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VoltSafe Inc.SeedTrevor Burgess, MBA ’12Connect and control electricity usage
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Certainly HealthSeedDaryl Sew ’17Healthcare provider marketplace with upfront prices and no surprise bills.
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FixeSeedRyan Handel ’04Restaurant bookkeeping software
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LayupSeedRyan Xue ’14, Michael Lemm ’14Software product user guides
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Barry Beck ’90Orthodontics in-a-box for dentists
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Layup LabsSeedRyan Xue ’14, Michael Lemm ’14Software product user guides
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Deepen AISeedCheuksan Wang ’93, Andrew Lee ’02LIDAR tools platform
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PrestaSeedLeopoldo Peña ’16Digital lending banking infrastructure
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DashFuelSeedMiles Moen ’13Petroleum distribution operations software platform
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PayStandardsSeedTodd Gershkowitz ’86, Joe Davolio ’19Compensation analytics platform
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SteadiwearSeedEmile Maamary, MBA ’23Glove that stabilizes hand tremors
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Roger Mann ’81Eliminating miscommunication and missed communication.
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AquaerialSeedRebecca Stehle, PhD ’11Financial modeling for upstream oil and gas
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SeneSeedRay Li ’09Sizeless clothing possible for everyone
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VaionexSeedSamuel Schmidt, PostDoc ’22AI and blockchain technology
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Ted Serbinski ’04Managed IT for K-12 schools
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NidoSeedGerman Peralta, MBA ’17Heat pump installation
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TechnoCarbonSeedStephan Savarese, MEng ’91High performance low carbon materials
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TwiageSeedJohn Hui, MBA ’15Hospital emergency room triage
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CarnotfleetSeedArvind Chandaka ’18Cold storage for transportation
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KaraSeedMiriam Roure ’09Sustainability risk and compliance
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LIFE AISeedTuan Cao, PhD ’12Human health data ecosystem
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BEERMKRSeedMatthew Goff, PhD ’15Beer making machine
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PatentPlusAISeedRyan Coles, PhD ’20AI for patent law
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SmartfluenceSeedDavid Ko ’15Connect brands and social media influencers
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NophinSeedKwadwo Nyarko, MEng ’14Commercial real estate screener
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Yalla PlusSeedBader Nasser ’14Finance and operations software for small businesses
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Jude Rizzo ’23Productivity tools for PowerPoint & Excel
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SafepaySeedZiyad Parekh ’13Digital payments for merchants
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CosmartSeedAlvin Kumarga ’11Indonesia's most complete online supermarket
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PolicybotSeedDan Witte, MS ’21Reduce hospital administrative burden
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AlfalfaSeedDaniel Londono ’13Salad and donut restaurant
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Faraz Rana, JD ’07Compliance training for fintechs, banks, and bank sponsors
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ScubaTxSeedWilliam Scott ’02Organ Transplant Market
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MeratasSeedDarius Goldman ’03Student loans for skills training
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Vegolution IndiaSeedSiddharth Ramasubramanian, MMH ’99Vegetarian protein food
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PassuSeedAndreas Overmeer ’17Fixed Income research
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Michael Dezube ’12Bespoke data science consulting
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BandhooSeedSridhar Sundaram, PhD ’93Construction project management for builders and contractors
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Kris Kishor Pitta, MBA ’17Oil and gas company with focus on US onshore assets
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AGSSeedDaniel Hershberg ’06A community to enhance your golf game and experience.
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SwayableSeedJames Slezak, PhD ’07Advertisment performance testing
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JETLEXASeedBensu Aydin, LLM ’18Comprehensive platform for contract management
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Insta WorldSeedBasit Riaz Sheikh, PhD ’12Delivery platform in Pakistan
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LimmiSeedTrevor Vieweg ’07Life sciences data management and analysis
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YoomiSeedBenjamin Catania ’23Physical therapy video app
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FeatureByteSeedRazi Raziuddin, MBA ’01AI data scientist
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ShaperSeedAlec Rivers ’07Precision cutting tools
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InfillaSeedJenny Song ’08Predictive permitting for local governments
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DatastrutAISeedAllen Sussman ’05AI analytics for construction projects
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Ash Kalb ’00Context for AI agents
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AtrixSeedVera Kutsenko ’13Medical affairs data AI
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DatalandSeedHoward Zuo ’16Database for customer support
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Candor HealthSeedSury Agarwal ’12Healthcare data
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Jeff Wald, MPS ’96Employee lifecycle management software
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Velaura AISeedYJ Kim, MEng ’88Ultra-low power compute in data centers
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Theta SoftwareSeedRayan Garg ’25, Gurvir Singh ’24, MEng ’25 DropoutAI agents self-learning
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Stably AISeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15Automating software testing for every company
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ThreesAISeedJared Cooperman ’14IP licensing for premium content
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Susan Buckwalter, MBA ’12, Siwat Siengsanaoh, MBA ’15Gut healthy beverages
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SottoSeedJosh Bowen ’98Customer acquisition messaging
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IONASeedSaif-Deen Akanni ’90Autonomous delivery network for rural areas
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AevoSeedJulian Koh ’16Decentralized trading strategies
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BeaubbleSeedJordan Lim ’14Beauty products
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Super TeacherSeedTim Novikoff, PhD ’12Private tutoring for students
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Monterey AISeedChun Jiang ’18Copilot for product insights
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REEgenSeedAlexa Schmitz, PhD ’18Mining critical minerals with biology
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SourcererSeedPeter Cetale ’19Autonomous supply chain
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AstroBeeSeedGalen Marchetti ’15Business data analysis
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Cloud Code AISeedSaurav Panda, MS ’23Testing and code review workflows
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Fazeela Abdul Rashid ’01Healthcare investing firm
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FunctionRxSeedGabriel Balmus, PhD ’12Biotech for neurodegeneration
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SwapGlobalSeedYev Feldman ’10Access digital markets using synthetic prime brokerage
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BrightCrowdSeedTJ Duane ’99Community engagement software
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TrovaSeedJonathon Parsons ’12Workplace culture and ommunity
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LucidSeedDaniel Terry ’04Visualizing the world's information
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Grocers ListSeedBen Jabbawy ’08Commerce tools for food brands
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GlaiveOptixSeedWayne Woods, PhD ’03Nanotechnology to cure blindness
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DepartSeedSeojin Ceci Kim ’07Design work
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VotreChauffeurSeedIsmael Belkhayat, MS ’09Private transport and mobility company in Morocco
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Whiskers LacesSeedKyle Groth ’10Personalized shoelaces for shoes
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NitrodeSeedRichard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25, Ben Kim ’25AI for game development